{"id":59957,"date":"2015-11-30T13:15:38","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T12:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=59957"},"modified":"2018-03-01T15:11:28","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T14:11:28","slug":"alternative-therapies-in-barcelona-ayurveda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/alternative-therapies-in-barcelona-ayurveda\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternative therapies in Barcelona: Ayurveda"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ayurveda<\/strong> is a natural form of therapy that is over four thousand years old. It\u2019s origins lie in the Vedic culture of India. Ayurveda <\/strong>is one of the only systems of medicine developed in ancient times that is still widely used today.<\/p>\n

The word Ayurveda<\/strong> is composed by two words: Ayur<\/em>, which means life, and Veda<\/em>, which means science or knowledge. Ayurveda<\/strong> can then be translated as \u201cscience of life\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"ayurveda<\/a>Though many people see it simply as an alternative, holistic form of medicine, Ayurveda<\/strong> actually aims to educate people about their bodies, helping them to stay vital while realizing their full human potential. It does so by providing guidelines on diet, routines and behavior. According to Ayurveda<\/strong>, health is the balanced and dynamic integration between one\u2019s environment, spirit, mind and body.<\/p>\n

Ayurveda <\/strong>treats people as a part of the whole universe, seeing life as an exchange of information and energy between the people and the environment. As a preventive form of therapy, Ayurveda<\/strong> helps patients to recognize if their environment is usually toxic or nourishing. A toxic environment will lead to patterns of illness, while nourishing environments will help the individual to thrive. Ayurveda<\/strong> teaches patients how\u00a0 to eliminate the toxicity in their lives.<\/p>\n

Related article:\u00a0Alternative Therapies: Shiatsu<\/a><\/h5>\n

Ayurveda<\/strong> believes that the mind is the main influence in the body\u2019s sickness or health, having seven principles for restoring and maintaining mind-body balance. Those principles are to sleep soundly every night, to eat a balanced diet full with colorful natural foods, to quiet the mind \u2013 in other words, meditate, to eliminate from your life what is not serving you, to exercise every day, and to do work you are passionate about.<\/p>\n

If you would like to try Ayurveda<\/strong>, contact one of the following centers in Barcelona<\/strong>:
\nAsociaci\u00f3n Meniam \u00a0<\/strong><\/a>Carrer de Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 258<\/p>\n

Metro: Sant Pau | Dos de Maig (L5 \u2013 blue line)<\/p>\n

Ayurveda Sathary Enjoy <\/strong>Avenida Diagonal, 661-671<\/p>\n

Metro: Zona Universit\u00e0ria (L3 \u2013 green line)<\/p>\n

Niramaya Ayurveda <\/a><\/strong>Carrer de Sicilia, 178<\/p>\n

Metro: Marina (L1 \u2013 red line) or Monumental (L2 \u2013 purple line)<\/p>\n

Narayn Yadave <\/strong>Carrer Alt de Gironella 14<\/p>\n

Metro: Maria Cristina (L3 \u2013 green line)<\/p>\n

\"ayurvedaIshvara Yoga & Terapias\u00a0<\/strong>Ronda Universidad, 20<\/p>\n

Metro: Catalunya (L1 \u2013 red line or L3 \u2013 green line)<\/p>\n

Integral Centre M\u00e8dic i de Salut<\/strong> Carrer de Diputaci\u00f3n, 321<\/p>\n

Metro: Girona (L4 \u2013 yellow line)<\/p>\n

Manos M\u00e1gicas Barcelona <\/strong>Carrer de Padilla, 194<\/p>\n

Metro: Monumental (L4 \u2013 purpe line)<\/p>\n

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Ayurveda is a natural form of therapy that is over four thousand years old. It\u2019s origins lie in the Vedic culture of India. Ayurveda is one of the only systems of medicine developed in ancient times that is still widely used today. The word Ayurveda is composed by two words: Ayur, which means life, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":59960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8856],"tags":[3257,3217],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59957"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59957"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109163,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59957\/revisions\/109163"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}